''A Few Best Men'' is a 2011

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

written by

Dean Craig Dean Craig (born 25 October 1974) is an English screenwriter and film director. In addition to his film work, Craig wrote the BBC television series '' Off The Hook''. Early life He was educated at The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, an ...

and directed by

Stephan Elliott Stephan Elliott (born 27 August 1964) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. His best-known film internationally is ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (1994). Career Elliott began his career as an assistant director ...

. The film stars

Xavier Samuel Xavier Samuel (born 10 December 1983) is an Australian film and theatre actor. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films '' Adore'', ''September'', ''Further We Search'', ''Newcastle'', '' The Loved Ones'', ''Frankenstein'', ''A Fe ...

as a young groom heading to the Australian Blue Mountains with his three

best men ''Best Men'' is a 1997 American crime comedy film directed by Tamra Davis, and stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Luke Wilson, Andy Dick, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Ward, Drew Barrymore and Dean Cain. Plot Four groomsmen are preparing for a wedding, d ...

for his wedding. A

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, ''

A Few Less Men ''A Few Less Men'' is a 2017 Australian adventure comedy film directed by Mark Lamprell and written by Dean Craig. It is a sequel to ''A Few Best Men'' (2011). Cast *Xavier Samuel as David Locking *Dacre Montgomery as Mike *Kris Marshall as Tom ...

'', was released in 2017.

Plot

When David Locking proposes to his girlfriend Mia Ramme a week after they meet in

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, he rounds up his three best friends to attend his wedding in Australia as best men; however, all hell breaks loose when the three of them accidentally steal drugs, are chased by a mobster, and get the father-in-law's sheep stoned.

Cast

as David Locking *

Kris Marshall Kristopher Marshall (born 11 April 1973) is an English actor, starring in films, television and on stage for more than 20 years. He has played Nick Harper in ''My Family'', Colin Frissell in the 2003 film ''Love Actually'', Gratiano in ''The Me ...

as Tom *

Kevin Bishop Kevin Brian Bishop (born 18 June 1980) is a British actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Jim Hawkins in ''Muppet Treasure Island'', Stupid Brian in ''My Family'', and Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 revival of ''Porr ...

as Graham *

Rebel Wilson Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born Melanie Elizabeth Bownds; 2 March 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wilson began appearing as Tou ...

as Daphne Ramme *

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ...

as Barbara Ramme *

Laura Brent Laura Brent (born 2 May 1988) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Lilliandil in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''. Born in Melbourne, Brent attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where sh ...

as Mia Ramme *

Jonathan Biggins Jonathan Martin Biggins (born 14 September 1960) is an Australian actor, singer, writer, director and comedian. He has appeared on film, stage and television as well as in satirical sketch comedy television programmes. He was born in Newcast ...

as Jim Ramme * Tim Draxl as Luke *

Steve Le Marquand Steve Le Marquand (born 26 December 1967) is an Australian-born actor, known both locally and internationally for his film and stage work. Personal life Born in Perth, Western Australia in 1967, his family moved to Sydney when he was quite yo ...

as Ray *

Elizabeth Debicki Elizabeth Debicki (born 24 August 1990) is an Australian actress. After studying drama at the Victorian College of the Arts, she made her film debut with a brief role in the Australian comedy ''A Few Best Men'' (2011). Debicki's role in Baz Lu ...

as Maureen

Music

Universal Music Australia released ''A Few Best Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Remixes'' on 20 January 2012. The film soundtrack is sung primarily by

Release

''A Few Best Men'' premiered at the

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on 14 October 2011. The film was released in Australia on 26 January 2012, and in the United Kingdom on 31 August 2012.

Critical reception

''A Few Best Men'' was met with negative reviews, earning an approval rating of 18% on

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, based on 39 reviews, with an average score of 3.6/10. Fiona Williams of SBS noted that the film was as "funny as a funeral", awarding one star out of five, commenting that "Like a bad wedding reception, ''A Few Best Men'' is overlong by at least an hour, and the flimsy plot groans under its own weight." Despite poor reviews, ''A Few Best Men'' was nominated for an

AACTA Award The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry, ...

for Best Original Music Score.

References

External links

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